dolphins belong in the ocean, you fucking morons

Sometimes, I feel like we're all gonna be ok.

And then i see something stupid,

like a flock of people on a beach

passing around a dying dolphin

so they could all get a selfie

and I think to myself:

"we've all gone fucking mad".

Sometimes, I think we're no less intelligent

than people were centuries ago

and then I watch TLC for 10 minutes

or I see the Kardashians

or i hear Donald Trump

and I realize

that we are indeed, less intelligent

and that many of us

confuse money with intelligence

and have lost the ability

to think for ourselves.

I see people standing on soapboxes,

with loud voices

and stiff suits

and too many other people

who are ready to follow,

like little ducklings who have lost their way.

There are too many stupid,

loud people on this planet

and not enough quiet ones

who speak their mind.

We've lost the ability

to put ourselves in other peoples' shoes.

We harm animals.

We hurt ourselves.

We care very little,

as long as our actions work for us

and propel us forward,

without any thought to how it may affect OTHERS.

We know there are differences between us,
and it's hard to make sense of them sometimes.

The selfies with dying dolphins.
The mistreatment of any animal.
The cutting of a forest for yet another mall.
The religious fanatics killing for their god.
The lack of compassion for life.

I used to think of myself
in my own little corner of the world.
Nothing anyone else did anywhere else bothered me.
Because they were there
and I was here.
I don't see it that way anymore.

We're all in this together.
I don't understand
why it's so hard for some people
just not to hurt one another.

I may not be loving to everyone all the time,

but at least I make the choice

not to HURT anyone or anything.

What's so hard about leaving a baby dolphin

in the fucking ocean,

where it belongs?